2 w. ago NBA memo reveals league concerned about its integrity amid gambling allegations

Memo comes after arrests of two prominent figuresBetting has caused issues across US sportsThe NBA, in reaction to the arrests of Miami guard Terry Rozier and Portland coach Chauncey Billups last week for their alleged role in gambling schemes, has started a review of how the league can protect not just the integrity of the game but its players and coaches as well.The league made those revelations in a memo sent to all 30 teams, a copy of which was obtained by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NBA Commissioner Adam Silver 'deeply disturbed' by gambling arrests of Billups and Rozier

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed shock over the arrests of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier on gambling-related charges

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3 w. ago Experts say criminal intent will be key in prosecuting NBA's Billups and Rozier in gambling cases

Gambling is at the center of two blockbuster indictments targeting NBA coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier

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3 w. ago NBA gambling scandal shines harsh light on US sports’ embrace of betting

Two sweeping federal indictments have implicated big names in basketball and raised uncomfortable questions about who benefits from legalized gamblingThe NBA gambling scandal is the biggest story of the year in US sports, a culmination of the years-long embrace between professional leagues and the multibillion-dollar gambling industry that has now crossed the line from synergy into scandal.In two sweeping federal indictments unsealed in Brooklyn on Thursday, prosecutors charged more than 30 people – including the Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA player and assistant Damon Jones – with schemes that turned inside information and rigged card games into engines of profit for organized crime. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Next Hall of Fame player arrested for illegal gambling’: Wagering site takes prop bets over NBA Mafia scandal

More than 31 people were arrested across two indictments following a sprawling FBI investigation

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3 w. ago Chauncey Billups appears in court after arrest over alleged Mafia

Follow all the live updates from the FBI's press conference into the ongoing NBA gambling investigation, after Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday morning.

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3 w. ago Chauncey Billups is dumped by Portland Trail Blazers as chilling mafia messages are revealed in NBA gambling scandal: Live updates

Follow all the live updates from the FBI's press conference into the ongoing NBA gambling investigation, after Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday morning.

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3 w. ago ‘Quarterbacks,’ ‘face cards’ and spy tech: How the Mafia allegedly teamed up with NBA stars to rip off high

Feds say star basketball players lured victims to rigged poker games enforced by New York mobsters

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3 w. ago LeBron James dragged into NBA mafia gambling scandal after his private information is 'leaked' as Chauncey Billups and Heat star are suspended: Live updates

Follow all the live updates from the FBI's press conference into the ongoing NBA gambling investigation, after Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday morning.

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3 w. ago NBA superstars and mafia among 31 arrested as part of major illegal gambling crackdown in United States

Chauncy Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones are among those detained in separate, but related, cases

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3 w. ago Who are Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones? A look at arrested NBA player and coaches

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones were arrested Thursday in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games back by Mafia

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3 w. ago NBA’s Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier arrested as FBI details multimillion

Stunning indictments see household NBA names and alleged members of New York's notorious mafia families arrested over 'mind-boggling' scams involving rigged poker games and a faked on-court injury

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3 w. ago Heat’s Rozier and Blazers coach Billups among over 30 arrested over gambling claims

FBI’s Kash Patel says operation that ‘spanned the course of years’ also connected to mafia familiesMiami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups have been arrested in connection with a sweeping federal investigation into illegal gambling, authorities announced on Thursday.“Today, we are here in New York to announce a historic arrest across a wide sweeping criminal enterprise,” the FBI director, Kash Patel, said at a news conference on Thursday. “This is an illegal gambling operation and sports rigging operation that spanned the course of years.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NBA player and head coach among 30 arrested in illegal US gambling investigation

FBI says years-long operation that led to arrest of Heat’s Terry Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Chauncey Billups also connected to mafia families Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups have been arrested in connection with a sweeping federal investigation into illegal gambling, authorities announced on Thursday.“Today, we are here in New York to announce a historic arrest across a wide sweeping criminal enterprise,” the FBI director, Kash Patel, said at a news conference on Thursday. “This is an illegal gambling operation and sports rigging operation that spanned the course of years.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NBA star and head coach arrested in gambling probes as FBI arrests have potential to rock the sport

Miami Heat star Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were both arrested Thursday morning

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3 w. ago NBA star and head coach both arrested in FBI gambling probe that could rock the sport

Miami Heat star Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were both arrested Thursday morning

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3 w. ago Heat’s Rozier and Blazers coach Billups reportedly arrested over separate gambling claims

2023 game involving Rozier said to be under investigationBillups reported to be linked to Mafia-run poker operationMiami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups have been arrested in connection with a federal investigation into betting, according to multiple reports.The exact charge or charges they face were not immediately known. Two people spoke to the Associated Press about Rozier on condition of anonymity because they couldn’t discuss details of the investigation publicly. One of these people also told the AP of Billups’ arrest. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Miami Heat’s Rozier, Trail Blazers' Billups arrested in federal gambling probe, sources say

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups have been arrested in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday

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